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Let’s Learn About Italy

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Where is Italy?

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Map of Italy

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A Few Facts About Italy

The capital of Italy is RomeThe population of Italy is 58,147,733.The language they speak is Italian.The money they use is the euro.Italy is a member of the European Union.

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Let’s visit some important cities in Italy.

Rome

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The Colosseum

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More famous sights in Rome

Arch of Titus

Trajan’s Column

Arch of Constantine

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Florence

Views of the city

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Venice

In Venice the streets are waterways

that people travel by gondola.

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Some of Italy’s Important PeopleMichelangelo (click on his name to find out more)Galileo - a scientist and astronomerLeonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more)Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some artwork)Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a little baseball)

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What Italian Kids DoIn the winter kids go skiing, sledding and

snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to movies and surfing the Internet.

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Famous Sights in ItalyThe Ancient City of Pompeii (Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii.

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Pompeii was built in 600 BC.

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Lake Garda

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Mt. Etna

This is the most active volcano

in the world.

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Pisa - the Leaning Tower

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The Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more)

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Vatican

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Sistine Chapel

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The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museum and is the work of artist Michelangelo.

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Italian Culture and LifeThere are many carnivals and festivals with colorful

costumes and parades.Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in

Milan.There are also bicycle races.Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits,

vegetables, grapes and olives.The cities are very crowded and many families live in

apartments.Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.

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What Italians Like to Eat

Go to these websites to find Italian recipes-http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215463/cuisines.htmwww.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_gc_tuscany/0,1971,FOOD_9810,00.html

www.bellalunacincy.com/ image/2220319.jpeg www.fooditalian.info/images/italian1.jpg

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Learn More About ItalyItaly

www.kidskonnect.com/Italy/ItalyHome.htmlItaly Geography

www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htmTravel for Kids - Italy

www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htmTime for Kids – Italy

www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,726880,00.htmlItalian Mandolin

www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/mandolin.htmItaly for Kids

http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htmA Kid’s Life in Italy

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html

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Books to ReadLook What Came From Italy. Miles Harvey. Franklin Watts. 1998.

Discovering Cultures – Italy. Margaret Gay Malone, 2003. Marshall Cavendish Corporation.

Italy: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions. Grolier. 1999.

Italy ABCs. Sharon Katz Cooper. Picture Window Books. 2006.

What’s It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland. 2003.


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